Video & Transcript Research : 'school transparency'

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  • It is currently, you know, I might add the Main crux of the new language in this is that any school district
  • , charter school, any of them, as soon as they have any knowledge of a violation of sexual activity,
  • Senate Bill 1733 makes a couple of requirements or modifications to the reporting requirements for school
  • involving sexual activity, contact, or any other inappropriate activity with students made in the school
TX
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  • The college-going rate of students who graduate from Victoria's K-12 schools is significantly lower than
  • Moreover, the percentage of Victoria Area High School graduates who matriculate to UHV is half that of
  • the rate of area high school graduates of similarly positioned universities in the state. state, such
  • That starts in pre-K in 30 days, continuing through third grade, up through middle school and high school
  • Presently, our already burdened IT director is helping to create curriculum at our local high school.
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  • Apparently what all I've got here is that the the charter school Texas public charter schools.
  • subject to in-school or out-of-school. school suspension.
  • under the Foundation School Program.
  • School districts and charter schools must submit a yearly report. to the TEA on the number of citations
  • Senate Bill 2314 requires public schools to inform high school students students of the option to opt
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives May 31st, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • Department of Education to study costs associated with criminal background checks for teachers and other school
  • It has even caused fire trucks not to be able to get down Highway 1, and school buses have been seen
  • That bill provides relative to the sale of vapor products near a school.
  • The bill updates the Department of Children and Family Services, increasing transparency, accountability
  • Louisiana Energy and Power Authority Municipal Utility Task Force to study the affordability, transparency
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM Informational Briefings 01-20-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, in my school, I have two high schools and a community college.
  • schools and a community college. Uh, so schools and a community college.
  • So that we had with Wanai High School.
  • to those schools. to those schools. >> Yeah.<01:15:28.880> Thanks.
  • and transparently. and transparently.
HI
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  • Land and Natural Resources to collaborate with the Department of Education and State Public Charter School
  • State the Department of Education and State Public<00:32:25.200> Charter<00:32:25.520> School
  • <00:32:25.760> Commission<00:32:26.200> to Public Charter School Commission to Public
  • Charter School Commission to develop<00:32:26.920> a<00:32:26.960> student develop a student
  • You know, on your own staffing, would you be able to partner with the high schools or something?
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 31, 2026, and heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 13/HR 50, which asks DLNR to work with DOE and the Public Charter School Commission on a student coral stewardship program, drew comments from DLNR, which said it stood on written testimony and had proposed amendments, and from supporters in the room. HCR 61, urging investment in reforestation policies, workforce, nursery capacity, and related support for public and private lands, received strong support from DLNR and multiple testifiers, including members of a reforestation policy hui, a resident, and others who emphasized watershed protection, flood and fire resilience, and the need to upgrade nursery infrastructure and staffing. Committee members asked questions about nursery modernization, staffing, island-specific needs, and whether reforestation could reduce wildfire impacts; the DLNR witness said all islands need investment, with especially large opportunities on Hawaiʻi Island, and that healthier forests improve resilience though they cannot eliminate climate-related risks. The committee then heard HCR 136/HR 128 on wildland-urban interface safety standards for Maui plantation towns, but no one testified. It also heard HCR 185/HR 175, which urges denial of permits for ICE detention-related warehouses; Chris Coffey of Immua Alliance testified in support, saying migrant survivors of exploitation are harmed when ICE detains people and that Hawaii would not be the first place to take such action, citing examples from other states and cities. In questioning, members explored whether a local facility would keep people closer to families and services or instead increase local detention; Coffey said detention generally cuts off access to services and can intensify fear, and that a local facility could incentivize more detention and make survivors less likely to come forward. Finally, the committee heard HCR 155/HR 147 supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s Hawaii Water Safety Act. Testifiers included Allison Shapera, who described the statewide water safety plan, Hawaii’s high drowning rate, the economic and human costs of drownings, and her personal loss of her daughter in a preventable drowning; Kirsten Hermstead and Kalani Vierra of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association said the plan’s recommendations need legislative recognition to help with implementation and grant funding; and Jessamine Town Horner testified by Zoom as a co-founder and bereaved family advocate. The transcript provided does not show any votes or final committee actions on the measures discussed.
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  • Chairman Osborne's bill has to do with transparency and reporting, which drives the other two bills.
  • Teachers decide; school boards don't get to decide.
  • Thank you, and that's the same thing that happens in our schools.
  • You would not agree with that because teachers don't have the option as the people of their school.
  • now, in the future, or if they were in school in the past.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Rules 2ND REVISED Mar 4th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if costs for fire protection Roads and schools increased by more than 1%.
  • , public school, two-year school.
  • You gotta go to school somewhere in Oklahoma.
  • I decided to work at it from the transparency point of view.
  • Thank you, Senator Rossino. at it from the transparency point of view.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Government

Government

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  • School years? Good God. From $7.34 billion to $8.776 billion. Mr.
  • middle schools that the voters had just rejected—and yet they did it.
  • Now, I will say that we've gotten more of the complaints from school districts.
  • Because that level of transparency eliminates freedom.
  • Because that level of transparency eliminates freedom.
Summary: The committee first heard SB 1036, which would tighten unemployment insurance eligibility by requiring five weekly work-search actions, weekly reporting to DES, cross-checks against outside data sets before payment, and employer reporting when former employees refuse work or return-to-work offers. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is aimed at reducing fraud and overpayments and encouraging faster reemployment, while DES said it was neutral but warned of implementation costs, added workload, and possible impacts on apprenticeship programs and appeals. After a technical amendment was adopted, the bill received a do-pass as amended recommendation on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered SB 1054, a strike-everything amendment dealing with city and town emergency measures. The bill would make local emergency ordinances and resolutions subject to referendum, with a 30-day filing window and a ballot vote determining whether the measure remains in effect. Mayors and council members from Payson testified in support, describing repeated use of emergency clauses to pass tax and bond measures and arguing the practice undermines the constitutional referendum right; the League of Arizona Cities and Towns opposed the bill, saying it would defeat the purpose of emergency powers and slow city responses to true crises. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a do-pass as amended recommendation on a 4-2 vote. Next, SCR 1022 was heard, proposing to increase the House from 60 to 90 members, with three House districts nested within each Senate district, subject to voter approval and delayed applicability. The sponsor argued the change would improve representation by reducing the number of constituents per legislator and make Arizona more in line with other states; some members raised concerns about cost, logistics, and the need for more study, while one public witness strongly supported the measure. After adopting an amendment delaying implementation from 2033 to 2043, the resolution received a do-pass as amended recommendation on a 5-2 vote. The committee also approved SB 1271, which would bar municipalities from penalizing businesses based on the number of emergency-service calls or the value of stolen or damaged property, with exceptions for malicious, knowingly false, or frivolous calls. Supporters said the bill protects businesses from being discouraged from calling 911, and the Goldwater Institute said it would preserve access to emergency services while still allowing action on false alarms; the bill passed 6-1. SB 1437, requiring public records to be provided in the least expensive manner possible and electronically when requested, also passed unanimously after testimony from Goldwater about high fees and delays for electronic records. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1439, a strike-everything amendment creating a Conservative Grassroots Network special license plate and fund, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that item.
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  • basically look like they're coming from the Chinese embassy, but the state doesn't necessarily have transparency
  • So it is a much more transparent approach.
  • It allows for much more transparency regarding how the system works between a plaintiff's attorney and
  • Well, and just in education the other day, we listened to testimony about kids being abused in schools
TX
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  • The process will basically be totally transparent to them, but the changes have the potential to make
  • It's transparent to the voter coming in, as they would not be seeing anything really... different other
  • It's transparent to the voter coming in, as they would not be seeing anything really different other
  • So I think any kind of shift like this, I mean, I know it was said that this would be transparent, but
  • This is Senate Bill 2533, Senator Middleton's bill about the accreditation of law schools.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • The process will basically be totally transparent to them.
  • Would you agree that what we're doing is almost going to be totally transparent to the voter coming in
  • And they see that as the only way forward in terms of tracking information and transparency.
  • Elections are not just about procedures; they’re about trust, transparency, and ... the words contact
  • transparency, and the ability of each jurisdiction to serve their voters effectively.
Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 30 and then voted to report the substituted bill favorably to the full Senate; the roll call showed six ayes and one nay, with later unanimous-consent corrections noted for additional aye votes. The committee also reported Senate Bill 801 favorably to the full Senate by an eight-to-one vote. Both bills were left with no further action in the meeting after the votes. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2595 by Senator Middleton and Senate Bill 2876 by Chairman Hughes, both aimed at addressing masked harassment and riot-related conduct. Supporters said the bills would deter intimidation, protect public order, and respond to recent protests and anti-Semitic incidents, while opponents from civil rights, disability, and advocacy groups argued the measures were overly broad, could chill peaceful protest, and would burden people who wear masks for religious, medical, or disability-related reasons. Public testimony was taken on both bills, and both were left pending after testimony closed. Senate Bill 2753, by Senator Hall, proposed consolidating early voting and election day into a single continuous in-person voting period with common procedures and equipment, while preserving countywide voting and mail voting. The Secretary of State’s office said the bill could improve ballot secrecy and simplify administration, though witnesses raised concerns about ballot privacy, logistics, and access for disabled voters; some county election officials were neutral or supportive of the concept, while others opposed it as confusing or potentially burdensome. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2225 on allowing spirit-based ready-to-drink beverages to be sold in grocery and convenience stores, with supporters arguing the law should focus on alcohol content rather than the source of the alcohol and that the bill would modernize an outdated code. Later, Senate Bill 1540, which would add election officials and related workers to confidentiality protections, drew support from county election officials who described threats and harassment, though one witness suggested the bill’s language may need technical adjustment to better match its intent. Finally, Senate Bill 2382, concerning statewide voter registration systems and offline counties, drew opposition from county election administrators and vendors who warned about capacity, cybersecurity, and single-point-of-failure risks, while others suggested a phased approach or API-based integration; the transcript ends with testimony still open on that bill.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 14th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • basically look like they're coming from the Chinese embassy, but the state doesn't necessarily have transparency
  • So it is a much more transparent system, allowing for much more transparency regarding how the system
  • Well, and just in education the other day, we listened to testimony about kids being abused in schools
  • Well, and just in education the other day, we listened to testimony about kids being abused in schools
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 14th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This database brings much-needed transparency.
  • Of regulation that mandates transparency, promotes good behavior in the industry.
  • And just being transparent, and so just with my experience with taking...
  • We are the ones that are at the school doing financial literacy classes.
  • It's a simple transparency bill, really.